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The Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation

A/RES/79/29View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 98xThe Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation, published in 2024.

What other versions does this mandate have?

11 versions · 2004–2024
  • 2024A/RES/79/29The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile ProliferationLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2022A/RES/77/58The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile ProliferationCompare with previous version
  • 2020A/RES/75/60The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile ProliferationCompare with previous version
  • 2018A/RES/73/49The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile ProliferationCompare with previous version
  • 2016A/RES/71/33The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile ProliferationCompare with previous version

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What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics
Ballistic MissilesCodes of ConductWeapons DeploymentWeapons of Mass Destruction

What does this mandate say?

7 operative paragraphs
1
Welcomes the fact that 145 States have so far subscribed to the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation as a practical step against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery;
2
Also welcomes the advancement of the universalization process of the Code of Conduct, and underscores the importance of further advancing, at both the regional and the international levels, the universalization of the Code;
3
Invites all States that have not yet subscribed to the Code of Conduct, in particular those possessing space launch vehicle and ballistic missile capabilities and those developing corresponding national programmes, to do so, bearing in mind the right to use space for peaceful purposes;
4
Encourages States that have already subscribed to the Code of Conduct to make efforts to increase participation in the Code and to further improve its implementation;
5
Notes progress in the implementation of the Code of Conduct, which contributes to enhancing transparency and building confidence among States through the submission of pre-launch notifications and annual declarations on space launch vehicle and ballistic missile policies, and underlines the importance of further steps in this direction;
6
Encourages the exploration of further ways and means to deal effectively with the problem of the proliferation of ballistic missiles capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction, to take the measures necessary to avoid contributing to such delivery systems, and to continue to deepen the relationship between the Code of Conduct and the United Nations;
7
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first session, under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled “The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation”.

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